1814–1862
Samuel Colt
19th-century American industrialist and inventor
47years old at death
17,339days lived
13%of the people on this site died younger
Samuel Colt was born on 22 July 1814 and died on 10 January 1862, aged 47 years and 172 days. That is 17,339 days in all.
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